COMING UP
An evening of groundbreaking radio art and performance presented in partnership with CUAG. Explore the radical potentialities of analog radio through the work of artist and author Paul Jasen and media and sound artist Florence-Delphine Roux.
Join us for the Gridwkrs debut of Laylit, the international platform and collective celebrating music and artists from the Arab/SWANA region and its diaspora. Each party takes you on a genre-spanning journey, highlighting the incredible musical diversity, depth and richness that comes out of the region. Laylit has established its place on the scene with a signature electronic sound blending shaabi, dabke, mahraganat, Arabic pop and hip-hop with contemporary, boundary pushing dance music (techno, breakbeat, hyperpop…) inspired by New York and Montreal’s thriving underground clubs.
Toronto’s foremost maqam group, the Labyrinth Ensemble, has spent four years dedicated to experimenting with and promoting modal music traditions of Central, West, and South Asia, and the Mediterranean. Coming from various areas of experience and musical backgrounds, the musicians learned to master new ways of hearing, performing, and thinking about music.
For the first time in Ottawa, we are thrilled to present a concert by Beverly Glenn-Copeland and Elizabeth Copeland on Friday, December 5, 2025 at the Bronson Centre. Opening the show will be singer-songwriter Izzy Rose.
Pique winter edition returns on December 13th! As the days grow cold, we're cooking up a HOT lineup featuring ballroom legends, experimental innovators, and local party starters. Don't miss your chance to experience one last Pique before the year is over; grab your tickets today!
Debaser is back this fall and winter with a series of captivating performances that feature radio art, Arabic and SWANA club music, modal traditions, and transcendent jazz-soul songwriting. Across these four unique events, audiences will experience the breadth of sonic experimentation and community-driven artistry.
Thank you to the 1,200+ who attended Pique with open ears and hearts! It was amazing to watch so many different creative communities come together in one place to share and connect.
On September 27, 2025 at Arts Court, Topique will bring together artists, cultural leaders, and audiences for a day of public talks, workshops, and panels designed to spark urgent conversations about the future of the arts and culture sector.
About Us
Established in 2013, Debaser is an arts organization and event presenter/producer based on unceded Algonquin territory (in so-called Ottawa). Read more →